Sustainable Fashion—Rationale and Policies

Sustainable fashion refers to efforts to minimize the fashion industry’s adverse environmental and social impacts. This entry describes the industry’s entire production chain: from polyester production, cotton growth and wasteful fashion consumption patterns to landfilling, where so many clothes end...

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Published in:Encyclopedia (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-06, Vol.2 (2), p.1154-1167
Main Authors: Peleg Mizrachi, Meital, Tal, Alon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Consumers
Design
Developing countries
Environmental impact
Fashion models
fast fashion
garment
Industrial development
LDCs
Pollution
Production costs
second hand clothes
slow fashion
Supply chains
sustainable fashion
Workers
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Summary:Sustainable fashion refers to efforts to minimize the fashion industry’s adverse environmental and social impacts. This entry describes the industry’s entire production chain: from polyester production, cotton growth and wasteful fashion consumption patterns to landfilling, where so many clothes end up. The entry characterizes the drivers behind the industry’s poor record regarding sustainability and employee exploitation, as well as new policies around the world designed to improve the industry’s performance These include the Australian Modern Slavery law, the French law prohibiting the destruction of textile surpluses and the New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act.
ISSN:2673-8392
2673-8392
DOI:10.3390/encyclopedia2020077